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 As Cheryl Strayed writes in Tiny Beautiful Things , “You don't have a right to the cards you believe you should have been dealt.”   📕 Grab a copy of Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed at The Painted Porch!    Tinker, create and innovate with KiwiCo! Get $15 off at KiwiCo.com with code DAILYDAD   ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Fa...

It could be easier. But we do have it good. We really do.    Tinker, create and innovate with KiwiCo! Get $15 off at KiwiCo.com with code DAILYDAD   ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The ancients knew that character was fate and we need to remember that with our own kids.   📕 Grab a copy of Right Thing, Right Now as an ebook for $2.99 or grab a hardcover copy signed by Ryan Holiday over at the Daily Stoic Store today!   Aura Frames | Save on the perfect gift by visiting https://auraframes.com/ to get $35-off plus free shipping on their best-selling Carver Mat frame with promo...

They need us to be the adult right now. They need us to love and support them. They need us to encourage and inspire them.   Aura Frames | Save on the perfect gift by visiting https://auraframes.com/ to get $35-off plus free shipping on their best-selling Carver Mat frame with promo code DAILYDAD   ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebo...

Make the decision today that you would want another parent to make. To spare you weeks of runny noses and sneezes.    Aura Frames | Save on the perfect gift by visiting https://auraframes.com/ to get $35-off plus free shipping on their best-selling Carver Mat frame with promo code DAILYDAD   ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , Yo...

It can be so frustrating to be a kid. The corrections. The confusion. Which is why we ought to make a little more effort to balance this asymmetry in wisdom and experience with our children.   Aura Frames | Save on the perfect gift by visiting https://auraframes.com/ to get $35-off plus free shipping on their best-selling Carver Mat frame with promo code DAILYDAD   ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad ema...

As parents we have a lot of power over the lens that we bring to each parenting situation, each crisis, each potential frustration. But there is one specific thing as parents that we should try to see, something that’s beyond just the good in things.   🎉 Celebrate Marcus Aurelius' Birthday this month by reading Meditations with us and the Daily Stoic community. On April 26th, 1905 years after the...

This season of life, as exhausting and relentless as it feels, is also fleeting.   📖 Looking for a Mother’s Day gift? Check out Storyworth and save $10 on your first purchase here: storyworth.com/dailydad   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

While so much of parenting feels out of our control—schedules, tantrums, illness, life's constant surprises—we can always control one critical thing...   🎙️ Listen to George Raveling's FULL interview on The Daily Stoic Podcast   🎥 Watch George Raveling’s FULL interview on The Daily Stoic Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ-ZQ2p0WhY   📕 You can grab copies of What You’re Made For by Georg...

There are some things that do not respond well to pressure. There are some things we do not control as parents. So let’s back off a little.   MasterClass | Get 15% off any annual membership at MasterClass.com/RYANHOLIDAY   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱  Follow Daily Dad:  Twitter ,  Instagram ,  Facebook ,  YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...

"The world is at least fifty percent terrible, and that’s a conservative estimate, though I keep this from my children," writes Maggie Smith in her viral poem Good Bones . Today, Maggie joins Ryan to talk about what it means to shield children from the world's harsh realities while still acknowledging its beauty and potential. They discuss how parents can balance hope with realism, the importance...

The little things bring us together. The little moments of joy and silliness.   PESTIE | Protect your home from bugs with Pestie. Go to pestie.com/dad for an extra 10% off your order!   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/p...

Meditations is a parenting book —one of the greatest ever written. Because at its core, it's about the transmission of wisdom and values from one generation to the next.   🎉 Celebrate Marcus Aurelius' Birthday this month by reading Meditations with us. On April 26th, 1905 years after the day of his birth, Ryan Holiday will host an invite-only LIVE Q&A to talk about all things Marcus Aurelius...

The Stoics remind us that everything has its compensation…if we choose to see it, if we choose to welcome it.   Tushbaby is here to make parenting a little easier—one day, or carry at a time. Visit Tushbaby.com and start customizing your own carrier. Make sure to use code DAILY DAD for 20% your first order.   ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagr...

We have to remember that courage and justice —the two most essential Stoic virtues—demand that we open our hearts and direct our actions at a slightly larger purview.   📚 Pick up a copy of Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan : https://www.thepaintedporch.com/   Tushbaby is here to make parenting a little easier—one day, or carry at a time. Visit Tushbaby.com and start customizing your own ca...

These are the moments we have to hold onto—the ones we have to carry with us for all the times when it feels like we’re falling short, when life feels overwhelming, or when we’re caught in the endless grind of trying to do and be more.   🎥  Watch Scott Galloway's full interview here: https://youtu.be/678OhMsbMsU   ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , I...

Tag along as Ryan takes his oldest son to see Hamilton —his latest obsession. In this episode, Ryan reflects on how the father-son outing went, why it’s crucial for parents to show genuine interest in their kids’ passions, and even includes a few thoughts in Clark’s own words along the way.   🎥 Check out the episode with Navy Captain Dave Carey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_OYXy49Ft4   📖 Lo...

We wear any number of masks—one that covers up our pain, our fears, our doubts, perhaps even one that displays the person that we truly are.    📖 Looking for a Mother’s Day gift? Check out Storyworth and save $10 on your first purchase here: storyworth.com/dailydad   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter,  Instagram , Facebook , YouTube See Privacy Polic...

If you’re not careful, you’ll miss it.    🎥 Watch Josh Brolin's FULL episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ-6PW-CsdE   💪 Go to livemomentous.com   and use promo code DAILYDAD to get 35% off your first subscription!   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

Every family has them. The small but special little exchanges.   🏛 All time can be quality time. Get your own Tempus Fugit Medallion to remind yourself of this at The Daily Dad Store: https://store.dailydad.com/   Hiya | We've worked out a special deal with Hiya for their best selling children's vitamin for 50% off your first order. To claim this deal you must go to hiyahealth.com/DAILYDAD .   ✉️ ...

You have, right now, what your future self desires. Focus on what’s right in front of you.   💪 Go to livemomentous.com   and use promo code DAILYDAD to get 35% off your first subscription!   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.c...

Yeah, these kids are crazy. Yeah, they are a lot…and take a lot out of us. But aren’t they also the best?   📚 Grab a copy of Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan at The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/   Hiya | We've worked out a special deal with Hiya for their best selling children's vitamin for 50% off your first order. To claim this deal you must go to hiyahealth.com/DAILY...

It's the little things we do every day that shape our kids in big ways. In today’s episode, Ryan shares 7 powerful ways to lead by example and become the best role model for your kids.    Squarespace | Go to  Squarespace.com/DOTHEWORK to save 10% on your first purchase of a website or domain!   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱  Follow Daily Dad:  Twitter ,  Instagram ,  Face...

We only get one go at this thing called existence. We have to show them what happens when you take the time to do things right.   📕 Grab a copy of the leatherbound edition of The Daily Dad and learn how you can provide the structure and support to help your kids discover who they are today!   Squarespace | Go to  Squarespace.com/DOTHEWORK to save 10% on your first purchase of a website or domain!...

It can be thankless. It is tough. It pushes you in ways you never could have imagined. Should it really surprise us that people are having fewer kids? Or that some people are deciding to not have them at all?    Tinker, create and innovate with KiwiCo! Get 50% off your first crate at KiwiCo.com with code DAILYDAD   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱  Follow Daily Dad:  Twitter...